Art Appreciation 2013-2014

1. Art Appreciation2013-2014 Back to the Basics Elements of Art Principles of Design May 2014

3. Line Shape Color Value Form Texture Space For the following pieces of artwork, Discuss the various Elements of Art (listed above) Or the various Principles of Design (listed below) That you observe in the prints! Balance Contrast / Emphasis Rhythm/ Pattern Unity Variety Proportion Movement

4. Line Shape Color Value Form Texture Space Balance Contrast / Emphasis Rhythm/ Pattern Unity Variety Proportion Movement

5. When Cezanne painted this painting, he incorporated all the elements of art and all the design principles to build a unified composition. Try to find where he used the seven elements and seven principles of design. If you study his use of contrast alone, you can find at least eight kinds of contrast, which naturally develops an overall sense of variety. Pattern contrast: intricate pattern vs. no pattern Edge contrast: hard edge vs. soft edges Value contrast: dark, middle and light values Intensity contrast: pure color vs. muted colors Temperature contrast: cool vs. warm colors Texture contrast: textured vs. smooth Shape contrast: organic vs. geometric shapes Size contrast: large shapes vs. small shapes Line Shape Color Value Form Texture Space Still Life with Apples and Peaches, 1905 Paul Cezanne oil on canvas; 32 x 39 ½ in. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Balance Contrast / Emphasis Rhythm/ Pattern Unity Variety Proportion Movement

6. Four Boomerangs, c. 1949. Alexander Calder Painted sheet metal and steel wire, 39 x 63” diameter. Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Boomerang,1975, Alexander Calder Color Lithograph 43 ¾ " x 30" Line Shape Color Value Form Texture Space Balance Contrast / Emphasis Rhythm/ Pattern Unity Variety Proportion Movement

7. Line Shape Color Value Form Texture Space The bright red of the figure stands out against the complementary color of the green background: the extreme contrast, along with the pose, gives the figure energy and emotion. The Migration of the Negro, Panel no. 11, 1940-1941 Jacob Lawrence casein tempera on hardboard, 18 x 12 in. Balance Contrast / Emphasis Rhythm/ Pattern Unity Variety Proportion Movement

8. Line Shape Color Value Form Texture Space The limited contrast of colors, values and shapes creates a calm, soothing feeling (unless you have a phobia of water lilies). Nympheas, 1908, Claude Monet oil on canvas, 36 x 37 in. Balance Contrast / Emphasis Rhythm/ Pattern Unity Variety Proportion Movement

9. Line Shape Color Value Form Texture Space The Ring Toss, 1896 William Merritt Chase Oil on canvas. 40 3/8 x 35 1/8 in In private collection Balance Contrast / Emphasis Rhythm/ Pattern Unity Variety Proportion Movement

10. Line Shape Color Value Form Texture Space The Gates of Yosemite, 1882 Albert Bierstadt Oil on paper mounted on canvas 14” x 20” Smithsonian American Art Museum Balance Contrast / Emphasis Rhythm/ Pattern Unity Variety Proportion Movement

11. Line Shape Color Value Form Texture Space The Card Trick, 1880-1889 John George Brown Oil on canvas mounted on panel. 26 x 31 in. Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE Balance Contrast / Emphasis Rhythm/ Pattern Unity Variety Proportion Movement

12. Line Shape Color Value Form Texture Space The train is in the center of the picture, pointing straight out into the room - and it's not every day you see a train coming out of a fireplace. The fireplace also acts as a frame to further emphasize the train. Time Transfixed, 1938, René Magritte oil on canvas, 147 x 98.7 cm. Balance Contrast / Emphasis Rhythm/ Pattern Unity Variety Proportion Movement

13. Line Shape Color Value Form Texture Space Snowstorm, 1842, Joseph Mallord William Turner oil on canvas, 91.5 x 122 cm Balance Contrast / Emphasis Rhythm/ Pattern Unity Variety Proportion Movement

14. Line Shape Color Value Form Texture Space Broadway Boogie Woogie, 1942-1943, Piet Mondrian oil on canvas, 50 x 50 in. Balance Contrast / Emphasis Rhythm/ Pattern Unity Variety Proportion Movement

15. Line Shape Color Value Form Texture Space The Rhinoceros, 1515, Albrecht Dürer woodcut, 21.4 x 29.8 cm Balance Contrast / Emphasis Rhythm/ Pattern Unity Variety Proportion Movement

16. Line Shape Color Value Form Texture Space The Minoan civilization was long and peaceful. The palace at Knossos was large, colorful, and advanced in its engineering. The walls were covered with frescoes of humans and animals in a vibrant enjoyable world. In this fresco, notice the varied repetition of the figures, the hair, hands. and clothes. The graceful variations in these elements impart a graceful rhythm to the fresco. Three women, fresco from Knossos palace, island of Crete  Minoan civilization (27th c. BCE --15th c. BCE) Balance Contrast / Emphasis Rhythm/ Pattern Unity Variety Proportion Movement

17. Line Shape Color Value Form Texture Space Paris Street, Rainy Day, 1877 Gustave Caillebotte oil on canvas, 7 by 10 feet. Art institute of Chicago. Balance Contrast / Emphasis Rhythm/ Pattern Unity Variety Proportion Movement

18. Line Shape Color Value Form Texture Space Little Girl in a Blue Armchair, 1878 Mary Cassatt Oil on canvas; 45 in x x 60 ¾ in National Gallery of Art, Wash D.C. Balance Contrast / Emphasis Rhythm/ Pattern Unity Variety Proportion Movement

19. Line Shape Color Value Form Texture Space I and the Village, 1911 Marc Chagall Oil on canvas; 6’4” x 5’ Museum of Modern Art, NY Balance Contrast / Emphasis Rhythm/ Pattern Unity Variety Proportion Movement

20. Swans Reflecting Elephants, 1937 Salvador Dali Oil on Canvas In private collection Line Shape Color Value Form Texture Space Balance Contrast / Emphasis Rhythm/ Pattern Unity Variety Proportion Movement

21. Line Shape Color Value Form Texture Space Reptiles, 1943 M C Escher Lithograph Print 13.1 in x 15.2 in Balance Contrast / Emphasis Rhythm/ Pattern Unity Variety Proportion Movement